Source · Select Committees · Home Affairs Committee
Recommendation 33
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Deferred
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His Majesty's Inspectorate requires greater powers to enforce recommended changes effectively.
Conclusion
The Home Secretary highlighted success stories of His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services’s “Engage” process but the Inspectorate needs more powers to drive through recommended changes.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government deflects the recommendation regarding HMICFRS's need for more powers by instead detailing a joint evaluation of the Right Care Right Person (RCRP) program, with findings due in Spring 2024.
Summary of the government's response below — read the verbatim text to verify.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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23. This recommendation aligns with the recommendations made in HMCI Cooke’s State of Policing Report, published on 6 June. 24. There is currently no legislative vehicle through which to legislate for increased powers for HMICFRS, and any changes to legislation would need extensive consultation due to divergent views within the sector. Therefore, the previous Home Secretary asked policing leaders to come together and agree a way forward to address the issues raised in HMCI Cooke’s report. Policing leaders met in September and broadly agreed that it would be beneficial for PCCs to report on a more regular basis, but there is not yet agreement on how this would operate in practice. 25. We are still considering HMCI Cooke’s recommendations and will respond in due course.
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